When you think of Idaho and all
you see is a sack of potatoes, it’s time to put that sack aside. Imagine
instead a treasure chest full of sapphires, rubies, diamonds, and pure
gold. Yes, Idaho is abundant in potatoes (though its dairy and wheat
exports are actually larger). But it’s also so rich in precious and
semiprecious stones that it has been dubbed “The Gem State.”
Finding all those jewels means mines
and mining towns cover Idaho. Some are still active; some were shuttered
long ago. In just a short drive outside of the capital city, Boise, you
can walk the streets of mining towns once swarming with prospectors,
and swindlers seeking their fortune out West.
But if the best things in life are
free, Idaho’s got you covered there too. Her epic lakes, waterfalls, and
geothermal wonderland of hot springs that dot the mountains will cost
you nothing (or, at most, the price of park admission).
The quilts and quilters of Idaho are
teeming with spirit and love of the natural world around them. Idaho has
more “gems” to offer: its people and their stories.
Welcome to Idaho — a treasure of a state.
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